Nun General - Amagogun

Japanese: 尼将軍 - あましょうぐん
Nun General - Amagogun
[1] A nickname for "Hojo Masako." After the death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, his wife Masako became a nun and exerted her influence over the politics of the shogunate. [2] [Noun] By extension, a widow who exerts power. A powerful woman. ※Zappai, Yanagi Taru Shui (1801), Volume 19, "The nun general sits on the throne in the book box."

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Japanese:
[1] 「ほうじょうまさこ(北条政子)」の通称。源頼朝の死後、その妻政子が尼となって幕府の政治を見、勢力をふるったことによる。[2] 〘名〙 転じて、権力をふるう未亡人。女性の実力者。※雑俳・柳多留拾遺(1801)巻一九「帳箱に尼将軍はひぢをつき」

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